White, Patricia
his side until his retirement 89, Saturday, August 21, surrounded by family, at The Pickering House,
Lancaster. Patti was a longtime resident of the
Buckeye Lake area. She was a member at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church and a graduate of St. Mary’s High
School and Bliss College,
Columbus. She was also 51 and The Moose Lodge,
Thornville. Patti was an
Executive Secretary with
North American/rockwell
International for 27 years.
She had an amazingly quick wit. Patti so enjoyed being with her family, telling stories with her friends, boating, card games, Jeopardy,
loved the OSU Buckeyes,
Cincinnati Reds and, oh yes, the casino. Survived by her loving children Rheta and Bobby Gallagher and her devoted grandson Sean
Patrick Gallagher, Columbus.
Patti is also survived by special nieces Saundra
Van Dyke, Nanette Downes
Straub, Rhonda Ramey
Carter, many other beloved nieces and nephews, sisters/brother-in-law and scores of good friends.
Preceded in death by her husband and love of her life
William (Bill) White; parents
Robert E. and Rose Pratt; sisters Roseanne Finnerty,
Mary Jane Harris, Dorothy
Downes, Helen Van Dyke,
Rita Jean Pratt and Connie
Ferroni; brothers John,
Robert, Gus, Bill, Tom and
Joe Pratt. Funeral Mass on Thursday 11:00 am at
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- Buckeye Lake. Burial to follow at Holy Cross
Catholic Cemetery, Etna.
Special thanks to the medical teams at OSUMC The
James. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in
Patti’s name to The Pickering
House. Those folks cared for her with heartfelt compassion. Hoskinson Funeral
& Cremation Service,
Kirkersville, is honored to care for Patti and her family. www.hoskinsonfuneral. com